Meeting information

• US 7,251,786 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2003
• Issued: 07/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Iwema, Marieke, Swanson, Shawna, Paulson, Kevin P., Wynn, Roger, Manto, Greg
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Kristine
• Assistant Examiner(s): PITARO, RYAN F
• Application Number:
  US10/373,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20040168133A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,616 Days
• Field of Search: 715/541, 715/744, 705/9
• US Class Current: 715/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

Electronic note taking is enhanced by automatically modifying an electronic document corresponding to a user'"'"'s meeting notes to include at least some data from an electronic calendar or scheduling system in which the user'"'"'s meeting is scheduled. For example, when an electronic note is created for a specific meeting, information about the meeting from the user'"'"'s electronic calendar or scheduling system can automatically be included in the new electronic note. This information may be provided in the note in a form that allows it to be electronically searched and shared with others.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving meeting information including a start time in an electronic calendar system;

receiving user input to an electronic note taking application within a threshold period of the start tine and saving the user input as an electronic document; and

automatically modifying the electronic document to include at least some of the meeting information from the electronic calendar system in response to receiving the user input to the electronic note taking application within the threshold period.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, prior to automatically modifying the electronic document, the method further includes receiving input indicating at least some of the meeting information to be included in the electronic document.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic document is automatically given a name derived from at least a portion of the meeting information when it is saved.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

issuing a reminder at or before a scheduled meeting start time.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the electronic document being opened, providing a user interface that allows the user to specify or modify at least a portion of the meeting information to be included in the electronic document.

6. A system comprising:

an electronic calendar system configured to receive meeting information including a start time;

an electronic note taking application configured to receive user input and save the user input as an electronic document; and

a processor programmed to;

generate a prompt requesting selection of one of a plurality of meetings in a schedule;

receive input identifying the one of a plurality of meetings in the schedule; and

automatically modify the electronic document to include at least some of the meeting information responsive to the selected meeting being within a threshold period of the start time.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein, prior to automatically modifying the electronic document, the processor further is programmed to receive input indicating at least some of the meeting information to be included in the electronic document.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein the electronic document is automatically saved under a name derived from at least a portion of the meeting information.

9. The system according to claim 6, further comprising:

a reminder system for issuing a reminder at or before a scheduled meeting start time.

10. The system according to claim 6, further comprising:

a user interface that allows the user to specify or modify at least a portion of the meeting information to be included in the electronic document in response to the electronic document being opened.

11. A method comprising:

receiving user input to an electronic note taking application and saving the user input as an electronic document;

saving meeting information, including a start time, in a second application, the second application and the electronic note taking application being different applications; and

automatically including in the electronic document at least some of the saved meeting information from the second application responsive to the user input being entered into the electronic note taking application within a threshold period of the start time.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, prior to including the saved meeting information in the electronic document, the method further includes receiving input indicating at least some of the meeting information to be included in the electronic document.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the meeting information includes information corresponding to at least one member selected from the group consisting of:

a title;

a list of subjects on an agenda;

a list of actual subjects discussed;

a scheduled meeting start time;

a scheduled meeting end time;

actual meeting start time;

actual meeting end time;

a scheduled meeting date;

actual meeting date;

a scheduled meeting location;

actual meeting location;

a meeting organizer;

a list of meeting attendees;

a list of meeting invitees;

a list of scheduled speakers;

a list of actual speakers;

a meeting agenda;

a meeting schedule; and

a user message regarding the meeting.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the electronic document is automatically given a name derived from at least a portion of the meeting information when it is saved.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

rendering the electronic document with at least some of the included meeting information in a visible portion of the electronic document.

16. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

rendering the electronic document with at least some of the included meeting information in a background of the electronic document.

17. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

rendering the electronic document with at least some of the included information in at least one of a header and a footer of the electronic document.

18. The method according to claim 11, wherein at least some of the meeting information included in the electronic document is included in metadata.

19. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

issuing a reminder at or before a scheduled meeting start time.

20. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

providing a user interface that allows the user to specify or modify at least a portion of the meeting information to be included in the electronic document before including the meeting information in the electronic document.

21. The method according to claim 11, wherein the user input is in the form of electronic ink.

22. The method according to claim 11, wherein the user input is in the form of machine-generated text.

36. The method of claim 20, wherein modifications made to the portion of the meeting information to be included in the electronic document are back-annotated to the second application.

23. A system comprising:

an electronic note taking application configured to receive user input and save the user input as an electronic document; and

a first application configured to save meeting information including a start time in a location other than the electronic document; and

a processor programmed to automatically include at least some of the saved meeting information from the first application in the electronic document in response to the user input being received within a threshold period of the start time.

24. The system according to claim 23 wherein the first application and the electronic note taking application are the same application.

25. The system according to claim 23, wherein the system receives input indicating at least some of the meeting information to be included in the electronic document.

26. The system according to claim 23, wherein the meeting information includes information corresponding to at least one member selected from the group consisting of:

a title;

a list of subjects on an agenda;

a list of actual subjects discussed;

a scheduled meeting start time;

a scheduled meeting end time;

actual meeting staff time;

actual meeting end time;

a scheduled meeting date;

actual meeting date;

a scheduled meeting location;

actual meeting location;

a meeting organizer;

a list of meeting attendees;

a list of meeting invitees;

a list of scheduled speakers;

a list of actual speakers;

a meeting agenda;

a meeting schedule; and

a user message regarding the meeting.

27. The system according to claim 23, wherein the electronic document is automatically saved under a name derived from at least a portion of the meeting information.

28. The system according to claim 23, wherein the processor is programmed to modify the electronic document to include at least some of the meeting information in a visible portion of the electronic document.

29. The system according to claim 23, wherein the processor is programmed to modify the electronic document to include at least some of the meeting information in a background of the electronic document.

30. The system according to claim 23, wherein the processor is programmed to modify the electronic document to include at least some of the meeting information in at least one of a header and a footer of the electronic document.

31. The system according to claim 23, wherein the processor is programmed to tag the electronic document with metadata that represents at least some of the meeting information.

32. The system according to claim 23, further comprising:

a reminder system for issuing a reminder at or before a scheduled meeting start time.

33. The system according to claim 23, further comprising:

a user interface that allows the user to specify or modify at least a portion of the meeting information to be included in the electronic document.

34. The system according to claim 23, wherein the user input is in the form of electronic ink.

35. The system according to claim 23, wherein the user input is in the form of machine-generated text.